In the fall of 2005, after over a year of hard work by Mom & Dad Croft, Aunt Patty & Uncle Randy, Eric & Angie, and many others, we had an estate sale at the Croft Family Spring Hill Farm in Illinois. With the farm having been in the family for nearly a hundred years, you can imagine the immense feat this represented!
It was a beautiful September day, and hundreds of people came from all over the state to be at the auction. The farm looked beautiful, and with such a great turnout, we couldn't help but think how pleased Grandma & Grandpa Croft would have been.
Mom & Dad Croft now own the farm, and it brings Dad great joy to be able to maintain the farm's heritage and family history. He is up in Northern Illinois nearly every weekend working on one project or the other! Uncle Randy & Aunt Patty Engle live in the farmhouse, and it's wonderful that the farm has stayed in the family through the generations.
FarmAll Tractor in front of 1867 barn at the family Spring Hill Farm
People packed the barnyard to bid on farm equipment spanning three generations
The barnyard filled to capacity with visitors
Dad Croft and neighbor Mark Long watching the auction
People looking at the hundreds of items for sale on the hayrack
One of the many hayracks filled with items for sale
People gathering around to bid on items as the auctioneer goes by
Great Grandpa Milford Croft's Plymouth
Dad Croft moving implements to be auctioned into the barnyard the morning of the sale
An icebox original to the farm
A butter churner used generations ago at the farm
Cars lined the road as far as the eye could see the day of the auction
A sleigh dating back to the beginning of the 20th century which Taryn's Great Grandpa Milford Croft used to take to court the lady who would later become his bride
Dad Croft talking with prospective buyers explaining the family history behind the sleigh
Cars packed in the orchard to park for the auction
A view from the auction looking south down the road at the cars parked all the way down the road to the Blake's farm
Mom Croft and Aunt Patty preparing the last details of a flatbed for the auction
A snapshot of a few of the pieces of furniture sold the day of the auction
L to R: Grandpa Croft, Perry, Faith, Uncle Eric, and Lauren after a hard day's work
